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From sociology to social theory: Critical cosmopolitanism, modernity, and post-universalism

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Autor(es):
Bosco, Estevao ; Harris, Neal
Número total de Autores: 2
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY; v. 35, n. 6, p. 18-pg., 2020-09-10.
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This article focuses on the critical cosmopolitan aim of transcending sociology's provincial outlook, which mistakenly universalizes Western societies' historical experiences and normative aspirations. The authors argue that a change in perspective, from sociology to social theory, is crucial in this regard. While a sociological inflection carries a primary investment in the analysis of changes cosmopolitanism brings to the social world, social theory addresses the ontological and epistemological features that these changes precipitate. To demonstrate this, the authors offer a condensed reconstruction of critical cosmopolitan sociology, presenting Beck's foundational formulation, outlining three main criticisms it faces and alternative programs stemming from them, and demonstrating how Delanty's immanent-transcendent approach overcomes these limitations. To conclude, the authors address a crucial onto-epistemological challenge facing contemporary cosmopolitan scholarship, namely, how to mediate between the particular and the universal. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 18/01178-1 - Sobre os fundamentos da teoria social cosmopolita: uma abordagem hermenêutico-sociológica da globalização da cultura
Beneficiário:Estevão Mota Gomes Ribas Bosco
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Pós-Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 16/14083-3 - Explorações empírico-teóricas sobre a mundialização:cosmopolitismos, experiência e situação
Beneficiário:Estevão Mota Gomes Ribas Bosco
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado